Beijing vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beijing Foshan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1108
$627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2811
$1823
🏠 One person rent
$648
$234
🏘️ Family rent
$1139
$399
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$72.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$769
$798
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
100
93
😀 Quality of life
73
72
🏙️ Population
21.9M
9.5M

The cost of living in Beijing is 77% more expensive than in Foshan. Cities ranked 4987th and 7755th ($1108 vs $627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 181st in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Beijing compared to 1.3 months in Foshan. Ranked 14th vs 19th best cities to live in China, and 2361st vs 2991st among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs Foshan

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Beijing Foshan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.47
$3.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.5
$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.19
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$1.04
☕ Cappuccino
$3.27
$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.58
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$965
$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$510
$142
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1738
$485
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$259
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.7
$51.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50
$79
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.5
$15.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.19%
3.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12536
$4322
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6136
$1845
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.5
$10.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.6
$5.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.76
$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$3.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.67
$2.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.65
$6.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.95
$5.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.03
$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.3
$71.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.12
$5.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.2
$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.74
$3.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.6
$42.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.2
$60.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$621
$453
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25910
$22953

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Langfang
$740
58 km or 36 mi Zhuozhou
$764
58 km or 36 mi Sanhe
$800
78 km or 49 mi Gaobeidian
$666
87 km or 54 mi Bazhou
$666
109 km or 68 mi Tianjin
$682
135 km or 84 mi Renqiu
$586
137 km or 85 mi Zunhua
$697
139 km or 87 mi Baoding
$480
151 km or 94 mi Binhai
$672
155 km or 97 mi Tangshan
$720
163 km or 101 mi Zhangjiakou
$680
164 km or 102 mi Hejian
$576
176 km or 110 mi Chengde
$722
182 km or 113 mi Cangzhou
$623
189 km or 117 mi Huanghua
$645
189 km or 118 mi Anguo
$541
196 km or 122 mi Dingzhou
$556
197 km or 122 mi Qian'an
$648
198 km or 123 mi Luanzhou
$645
204 km or 127 mi Botou
$574
224 km or 139 mi Shenzhou
$525
228 km or 142 mi Xinle
$541
229 km or 142 mi Pingquan
$646
239 km or 148 mi Jinzhou
$541
241 km or 150 mi Xinji
$539
249 km or 155 mi Gaocheng
$541
249 km or 155 mi Hengshui
$480
252 km or 156 mi Laoling
$599
263 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$521
265 km or 165 mi Datong
$789
272 km or 169 mi Jizhou
$522
273 km or 169 mi Qinhuangdao
$589
273 km or 170 mi Dezhou
$511
281 km or 175 mi Fengzhen
$676
282 km or 175 mi Huairen
$684
294 km or 183 mi Lingyuan
$634
296 km or 184 mi Nangong
$579
302 km or 187 mi Ulanqab
$665
314 km or 195 mi Binzhou
$759

Cities near Foshan

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Guangzhou
$785
50 km or 31 mi Jiangmen
$873
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$548
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$694
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$807
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$801
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$858
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$678
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1734
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$839
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$995
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$638
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2396
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2663
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$908
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$777
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$828
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$793
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$766
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$778
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$954
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$802
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$797
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$751
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$739
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$600
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$682
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$473
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$824
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$714
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$758
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$474
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$612
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$528
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$620
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$601
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$648
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$602
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$711
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$679